Tiered Weapon Weight (5e Variant Rule)

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Tiered Weapon Weight

Isn't it weird that a halfling with Strength comparable to a young blue dragon will never be able to effectively use a pike? Well no more! This variant does not change the effects of weight-related properties, but rather gives creatures the ability to overcome them. If a creature has a feature that makes them count as a higher size for the sake of pushing, pulling, or lifting, they count as 1 size higher for the following. All numbers listed are required Strength scores, allowing for potential homebrew ability scores above 30. Creatures count as 1 size lower for the following while wielding oversize or Large-sized weapons (DMG p. 278). For the sake of this variant rule, a "weighted" property includes the Heavy and Two-Handed properties. If the weapon is a double weapon and two-handed, you must either benefit from both or neither.

Effect	Tiny	Small	Medium	Large	Huge	Gargantuan
Count Stabilizing as Light	35	30	28	26	18	16
Count Heavy and Two-Handed as Light or ignore Stabilizing	32	27	26	24	16	14
Ignore Heavy and Two-Handed	30	25	24	22	14	12
Count Two-Handed or Heavy as Light	28	23	22	20	12	10
Ignore Two-Handed	26	21	20	18	10	8
Count no Weighted Properties as Light	24	19	18	16	8	6
Ignore Heavy	23	18	—	—	—	—

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